Shakespeare Remixed, Shakespeare Rewritten
Nearly all of William Shakespeare's plays were adaptations and reworkings of existing stories. Making use of his inspirations however he saw fit, the Bard's imaginative re-ordering of plots, settings, and themes helped him create timeless works of art. The films in this collection carry his creative torch by tackling his plays and legacy with their own stylish originality.
Queen Lear
(Kraliçe Lear)
A group of women from the mountains of southern Turkey form a theater group and take to the road with an adaptation of King Lear.
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- Turkey • 2019
- Director Pelin Esmer
- Cast Behiye Yanık, Cennet Güneş, Ümmü Kurt
- Genre Documentary
- Available on GuideDoc, IndieFlix, True Story, DocAlliance Films
Hermia & Helena
A Dramatic Play --- A Dramatic Life.
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- Argentina, United States • 2017
- Director Matías Piñeiro
- Cast Agustina Muñoz, María Villar, Pablo Sigal, Kyle Molzan, Mati Diop
- Genre Drama
- Available on Kino Film Collection, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
Caesar Must Die
(Cesare deve morire)
A scripted documentary showing inmates at a prison in Rome rehearsing for a performance of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.
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- Italy • 2012
- Director Vittorio Taviani
- Cast Cosimo Rega, Salvatore Striano, Giovanni Arcuri, Antonio Frasca, J. Dario Bonetti, Vincenzo Gallo
- Genre Drama, Documentary
- Available on Kanopy
Omkara
(ओमकारा)
An Adaptation Of Shakespeare's Othello
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- India • 2006
- Director Vishal Bhardwaj
- Cast Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Konkona Sen Sharma, Vivek Oberoi, Naseeruddin Shah
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Eros Now Select Apple TV Channel, Amazon Video
Maqbool
(मक़बूल)
Shakespeare meets The Godfather in this gripping tale of power in the Mumbai underworld.
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- India • 2003
- Director Vishal Bhardwaj
- Cast Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, Pankaj Kapur, Piyush Mishra
- Genre Action
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube
The King Is Alive
A group of tourists stranded in the Namibian desert attempt to put on a production of King Lear.
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- Denmark, Sweden, United States • 2000
- Director Kristian Levring
- Cast Romane Bohringer, David Calder, Jennifer Jason Leigh, David Bradley, Brion James, Miles Anderson
- Genre Drama
- Available on AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel
Kaliyattam
(കളിയാട്ടം)
A Theyyam artist grows suspicious of his romantic interest in this "Othello" adaptation set in Kerala.
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- India • 1997
- Director Jayaraj
- Cast Suresh Gopi, Lal, Manju Warrier, Biju Menon, Narendra Prasad
- Genre Drama
- Available on Eros Now Select Apple TV Channel
A Tale of Winter
(Conte d'hiver)
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- France • 1992
- Director Éric Rohmer
- Cast Charlotte Véry, Frédéric van den Driessche, Michel Voletti, Hervé Furic, Ava Loraschi, Christiane Desbois
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Ran
(乱)
The Greatest Shakespeare Film
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- Japan, France • 1985
- Director Akira Kurosawa
- Cast Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu, Daisuke Ryû, Mieko Harada, Yoshiko Miyazaki
- Genre Action, Drama, History
- Available on Amazon Video, AMC on Demand, Kanopy
Theatre of Blood
A Shakespearean actor takes poetic revenge on the critics who denied him recognition.
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- United Kingdom • 1973
- Director Douglas Hickox
- Cast Vincent Price, Diana Rigg, Ian Hendry, Harry Andrews, Coral Browne, Robert Coote
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Horror
- Available on fuboTV, FlixFling, IndieFlix, ScreenPix Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Tubi TV, Pluto TV, Plex Channel
The Bad Sleep Well
(悪い奴ほどよく眠る)
A young executive hunts down his father's killer in this chilling corporate take on "Hamlet."
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- Japan • 1960
- Director Akira Kurosawa
- Cast Toshirō Mifune, Masayuki Mori, Kamatari Fujiwara, Takeshi Katō, Kyōko Kagawa, Tatsuya Mihashi
- Genre Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Available on Criterion Channel
Throne of Blood
(蜘蛛巣城)
Akira Kurosawa's resetting of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" in feudal Japan ranks among his most acclaimed films.
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- Japan • 1957
- Director Akira Kurosawa
- Cast Toshirō Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Akira Kubo, Takashi Shimura, Minoru Chiaki, Hiroshi Tachikawa
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Amazon Video